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Definition of Horsehides
1. horsehide [n] - See also: horsehide
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horsehides
Literary usage of Horsehides
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern American Tanning: A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Leather (1910)
"Today thousands of horsehides are imported annually from Russia, tanned by the
chrome process and finished into patent leather. The discovery of the chrome ..."
2. First-[fourth] Annual Report of the United States Council of National by United States Council of national defense (1918)
"horsehides.—A situation similar to that found in connection with the sheepskins
for Army jerkins was found in connection with ..."
3. Government Control Over Prices by Paul Willard Garrett, Isador Lubin, Stella Stewart, United States War Trade Board (1920)
"horsehides. Prices vary according to the section of the country and also with
the differences in sizes and widths of butts or lengths of shanks. ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"horsehides are used for shoes and utility gloves. Pigskins are used for the inner
parts of shoes, utility gloves, bookbinding, fancy leathers and saddle ..."
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